With the vision to create the best people-flow experience, Kone provides industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as innovative solutions for modernisation and maintenance.

In the US, Turner is the No. 1 builder in the healthcare, university, hotel, office, and green building sectors; the No. 2 builder for airport facilities; and the No. 3 builder in sports facilities and reconstruction sectors.

With a population that exceeds 1 billion, India's consumption of energy resources influences the end budget as well as the global environment. Evidently, it is important for the country to adopt sustainable procedures to contribute towards lower energy consumption, better environmental quality and fewer CO2 emissions.

Having initiated operations in India in October 2013, USG Boral operates across the Indian subcontinent, including Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The JV company has a rich legacy of innovation that includes the invention of the first plaster board and first mineral fibre acoustical ceiling tile; the gypsum plaster board is its mainstream product.

Schneider Electric is set to play a key role in building smart cities, offering the potential to save 30 per cent of energy across the electricity and gas distribution system; about 15 per cent reduction in water losses; integration of power, IT room processes and security management systems; reduction in travel time and traffic delays by 20 per cent; and improving quality of life within the city and competitiveness in the global economy.

The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is among the major infrastructure projects in India. Planning is complete for eight zones - there have been huge regional plans, with the smallest being at 84 sq km and the largest at 920 sq km, bigger than Singapore!

Organisations now understand that smart workspaces can be a powerful tool to support employees to achieve better productivity and performance. 'An office space should be well-equipped to improve efficiency, simplicity, safety and security,' says Shabbir Kanchwala, Senior Vice President, K Raheja Corp, as he elaborates further.

Real estate had been witnessing a slowdown for the past three years, and the slowdown induced by demonetisation halted many deals. According to experts, about 15-30 per cent of transaction value in various markets used to be in black money. Today, there is a general anticipation of the removal of 20-30 per cent of cash dealings from the transaction process.